Obama vows to punish Russia over election-related hacks

Obama is hopeful incoming president Donald Trump will take the hacking seriously

“We never had good responses to begin with,” said John Bambenek, a malware researcher with Fidelis Cybersecurity.

“Are we going to go to war with Russia over this? Theoretically, it is an option,” he said. “But that’s not a winning scenario.”

On Friday, Obama said the U.S. will take a “thoughtful, methodical” approach, but he acknowledged that his government already has issued tough economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict involving the Crimean Peninsula.